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In 1986, on his inauguration day, Yoweri Museveni pledged to serve only one 4-year term.

In 1986, on his inauguration day, Yoweri Museveni pledged to serve only one 4-year term. Today, at 81, he has remained in power for more than 40 years and has recently secured yet another term. nnThe contrast between that early promise and Ugandau2019s current political reality continues to fuel debate over constitutional change, term limits, and the long-term cost of prolonged rule.nn#AfricaGlobalNews #Uganda #YoweriMuseveni #AfricanPolitics #Leadership #Governance”,”delight_ranges”:[],”image_ranges”:[],”inline_style_ranges”:[],”aggregated_ranges”:[],”ranges”:[{“entity”:{“__typename”:”Hashtag”,”__isEntity”:”Hashtag”,”url”:”https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/africaglobalnews?__eep__=6″,”mobileUrl”:”https://m.facebook.com/hashtag/africaglobalnews”,”__isNode”:”Hashtag”,”id”:”2138556879546541

In 1986, on his inauguration day, Yoweri Museveni pledged to serve only one 4-year term. Today, at 81, he has remained in power for more than 40 years and has recently secured yet another term.

The contrast between that early promise and Uganda’s current political reality continues to fuel debate over constitutional change, term limits, and the long-term cost of prolonged rule.

 


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